FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2083732 · Received May 10, 2011

Report

Report Number
2122870-2011-01358
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 10, 2011
Date of Event
November 15, 2010
Report Date
April 15, 2011
Manufacturer
BECKMAN COULTER INC.
Product Code
MMI
PMA / PMN Number
K922823/A007
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SAMPLE COLLECTION AND CENTRIFUGATION INFORMATION WERE NOT SUPPLIED. QC, CALIBRATION, AND SYSTEM CHECK DATA WERE NOT SUPPLIED. SERVICE WAS NOT DISPATCHED FOR THIS EVENT. CUSTOMER SUSPECTED SAMPLE HANDLING, ESPECIALLY SPINNING, AS THE CAUSE OF THE ERRONEOUS RESULT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHEN CONTACTED BY BECKMAN COULTER INC. (BCI) REGARDING THE TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) ASSAY PERFORMANCE, THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEIR LABORATORY HAD OBTAINED FALSE POSITIVE TROPONIN (ACCUTNI) RESULTS, GENERATED BY THE ACCESS 2 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER, FOR ONE (1) PATIENT. THE FALSE RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED OUT OF THE LAB. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO INSTANCE OF DEATH, INJURY, SERIOUS MEDICAL DETERIORATION, OR INAPPROPRIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT DUE TO EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACCESS® 2 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM DISCRETE PHOTOMETRIC CHEMISTRY ANALYZER MMI BECKMAN COULTER INC. ACCESS® 2 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1